Sutherland, Dylan, Anderson, John and Hu, Zheyuan (2019) A comparative analysis of location and non-location-bounded strategic asset seeking in emerging and developed market MNEs: an application of new internalization theory. International Business Review, 29 (2):101635. ISSN 0969-5931 (doi:10.1016/j.ibusrev.2019.101635)

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Abstract

Do emerging market (E)MNEs have a stronger strategic asset seeking FDI orientation than developed market (D)MNEs? If so, what are the properties of the strategic assets they actually seek and are they similar or dissimilar to those of DMNEs? Drawing from new internalization theory, we show that lying concealed within some mainstream EMNE models are important predictions regarding differences in the location-boundedness properties of the strategic assets sought by EMNEs compared with DMNEs. Using multinomial logit modelling on 2414 international M&A deals, we explore how acquirer characteristics shape location-bounded (trademark) and non-location bounded (patent) strategic asset seeking choices. In general, we find evidence that EMNEs have a comparatively stronger patent but weaker trademark seeking orientation than DMNEs. We discuss implications for EMNE related theory, focusing on the qualitative differences in asset seeking orientation between EMNEs and DMNEs.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	new internalization theory; emerging market; MNEs; location and non-location boundedness; strategic asset seeking; FDI
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Business
Last Modified:	09 May 2024 15:24
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/46998

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